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- ARCHER,Man who helped protect the castle
- ACROBAT,Entertained the Lord
- ALE,A kind of drink
- ASHLAR,Stone block used for building
- BAGPIPES,A musical instrument
- BAILEY,The area surrounding a castle
- BATTLEMENTS,Top part of the castle wall
- BEESWAX,What some kinds of candels were made from
- BISHOP,An important church person
- BOLT,Fired by a crossbow
- BOW,Used with something else as a weapon
- BREECHES,Covered the legs
- BROTHER,Another name for a monk
- BROWN,Colour of bread eaten by most people
- BUTLER,Bought the food and drink for the castle
- CANDLE,Used for light at night
- CART,Pulled by a horse
- CARVER,Cut the meat in the castle
- CAULDRON, Giant pot for cooking food
- CLERK,Helped the Lord run the castle
- COOK,Prepared the food
- CROPS,Name for any kind of growing plants
- CROSSBOW,A weapon
- DAUB,Clay used to make houses
- DRAWBRIDGE,Coverd the moat
- EWERER,Put clean cloths on the Lords table
- FAIR,Yearly gathering for buying goods
- FALCONER,Man who looked after the Lords hunting birds
- FINGER,Was often used to eat with
- FISH,Something to eat
- FLAIL,Used to separate wheat from ears
- FLOUR,Used for making bread
- FEAST,A meal
- HERB,Used in cooking
- HOSE,Covered the legs
- GRACE,Was said by priest before a meal
- GREATHALL,Room in a castle
- GROOM,Looked after the horses
- KEEP,Part of a castle
- KITCHEN,You would find a cauldron here
- KNIGHT,Person who helped protect the castle
- JESTER,Entertained the Lord
- JUGGLER,Entertained the Lord
- LADY,Married to the Lord
- LEATHER,Shoes were made of this
- LORD,Most important person in a castle
- LOOM,Used to weave cloth
- LUTE,A musical instrument
- MALLET,Used by a Mason when working stone
- MANGONEL,Used to throw rocks at a castle
- MARSHALL,Organised the rooms in a castle
- MASON,Castle builder
- MAT,Was made of rushes to cover a castle floor
- MEAT,Something to eat
- MEDIEVAL,Times during which many castles were built
- MERCHANT,Person who sold goods
- MINSTREL,Someone who played a musical instrument
- MOAT,Water around the castle
- MONK,A church person
- NOBLEMAN,Important person
- NORMAN, William I was one
- OATH,Another name for a promise
- OVEN,Found in the kitchen
- PANTLER,Bought the food and drink for the castle
- PEACOCK,Something that was eaten
- PEASANT,Person who worked the land
- PEDLAR,Travelling salesperson
- PIKE,Long pole with sharp point
- PLOUGH,Used by a farmer in the fields
- POISON,A tasters job was to test for this
- POT,Used for cooking
- PRIEST,Religious person
- REED,Plant used to make the roof of a house
- REEVE,Helped the Lord run the castle
- RIVER,A castle may have been built by this
- ROYAL,Anything to do with the King
- SCULLION,Person who did the washing up
- SCYTHE,Used to cut crops
- SHIELD,Used by a knight
- SHUTTERS,Used to cover windows in houses
- SICKLE,Used in farming to cut crops
- SOLAR,Room in a castle
- STEWARD,In charge of most people in the castle
- SWORD,A weapon
- SPINNER,Clothes maker
- STABLE,Place for animals
- SWEEPER,Kept the courtyard clean
- TAPESTRY,Hung on a wall
- TASTER,Food tester
- TAXES,Money that had to be paid
- THATCH,Used to make a house roof
- TRENCHER,Thick slice of brown bread
- TUNIC,Worn on the upper part of the body
- SERVANT,Served the Lord
- VENISON,Meat from a deer
- VEGETABLE,Something to eat (grows in the ground)
- VILLAGE,Would be found next to a castle for protection
- WATTLE,Twigs used to make houses
- WELL,Where water came from
- WINE,Something to drink
- WICK,Part of a candle
- WOOL,Used to make clothes
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